SO42 Cargo Door Handle Bezel

Ragman · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: SO42 Cargo Door Handle Bezel

What is the correct cargo door bezel for the SO42 Camper?

Is it a metal one like the one below? even though the handle is plastic?

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Clara · Samba Member Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12400

that is an inner cargo door bezel for the 60 1/2 - 67 buses.
It goes with the later inner handles, for the earlier inner handles the bezel is a differnt shape.
It is used on deluxes with inner chrome handles, and the standard micros with the plastic inner handles.

panels? kombis? hm... maybe not... westies? I think so.

note that the front door inner handle bezel is plastic, even for the buses with chrome inner handles there.
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Major Woody · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:42 am Post subject:

On my 67 SO-42 that buffer is silver white plastic, as is the handle.

Clara · Samba Member Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12400

Major Woody · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:58 am Post subject:

I will need to dig through my parts boxes. That part has been off the bus for a while.

I'll try to look tonight if I have time.

Ragman · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the responses. I thought that the plastic front door bezels would fit too. I just wasn't sure what was "correct".

Can anyone else with an original SO42 camper check to see what they have?

Thanks!

Major Woody · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

Update:
I had my head up my ass.

There was no escutcheon/bezel on my bus. I sent a PM to TimB, whose 67 is also super original, and there was none on his bus either.

I looked at the original photos of our bus when it was new and the picture is not clear enough for me to be able to tell.

It looks like I need that part.

crofty · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject:

My bus never had those either.
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Craig · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject:

I have a chrome one and a missing one. Not much help, huh? Now I'm curious about what should be there.

Major Woody · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject:

I think they're only supposed to be on the rear door, not the front one. Am I on dope?

SO L42Y, which of your doors has the bezel?

abuspilot · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject:

My bus still had the og panels in when I got it and it didn't have the bezel on either door. Keep in mind my bus isn't as original as some of yours.

Craig · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject:

Major Woody · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:58 am Post subject:

Craig · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:57 am Post subject:

Ragman · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:34 am Post subject:

Major Woody · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject:

I got a pair of those little chrome trim rings from Everett. What is supposed to go behind them to keep them from rattling? The backs have some sort of adhesive residue on them, suggesting that perhaps the factory glued a hunk of foam on there to keep them snug up against the back of the door handle lever.

Ragman · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject:

I used a sheet of foam padding with a peel back sticky stuff on one side. It worked perfectly. I have a bunch of it. PM if you need some.

Major Woody · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject:

I have some 3/8 neoprene type stuff. It seems too dense for the thickness. What did you use?

Namocsid · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject:

Ragman · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject:


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